At times controversial, ABC broadcaster Phillip Adams has been a creative force in Australian advertising, film, journalism and radio over six decades. Approaching his 80th birthday, Adams reflects on a traumatic childhood, his career and life's big questions.

For a long time Aboriginal people were forbidden to speak their mother tongues but, as these rich and diverse languages are being revitalised, the ABC is exploring new ways to share them with the wider community.

Four decades after I started in this business, the ABC has never been more necessary and its particular brand of independent, impartial journalism is going from strength to strength, writes editorial director Alan Sunderland.

As people in North Queensland continue to deal with the impact of extreme flooding, broadcasters and news teams explain the challenges they faced reporting on the disaster and keeping the community informed.

Journalists Ruby Jones and Neil Mercer discuss the challenges of making of the TV series and podcast Unravel: Barrenjoey Road, which investigates the cold case of 18-year-old Trudie Adams who vanished from Sydney's Northern Beaches in 1978.

After 26 years covering religion and spirituality for the ABC, Rachael Kohn is retiring and reflects on dangerous cults, disgraced sheiks and ordinary people whose lives were turned around by their faith.

At a time when I should be enjoying life to the full, the people I love, the things I love doing, here I am working because I feel compelled and driven to make a difference, writes broadcaster Jill Emberson.

RN's Matt Bevan explains how a new podcast, Russia, If You're Listening, will give listeners easily-digestible context to the findings of the Muller investigation into possible collusion between Russia and Donald Trump's election campaign.

As audience listening habits change, ABC Radio has set up a new content creation hub called Audio Studios to bring together in one team its best radio documentary makers with experts in podcasting and digital distribution.

Manager of Audio Studios, Kellie Riordan, explains how the team is trying to capture new audiences, what makes great radio and a great podcast, and how they're different.

Despite the popularity of podcasts, the process for sharing audio on social media is surprisingly difficult, writes the ABC's Andrew Davies. Here, Andrew walks us through the difficulties and successes regarding audio embedding and the production of audiograms.

As audience listening habits change, ABC Radio has set up a new content creation hub called Audio Studios to bring together in one team its best radio documentary makers with experts in podcasting and digital distribution. Manager of Audio Studios, Kellie Riordan, explains how the team is trying to capture new audiences, what makes great radio and a great podcast, and how they're different.